Brand Strategist

Are you curious about what makes businesses, people, and culture move? Can you turn complex questions into a clear point of view —

and translate that thinking into brand strategies that inspire great design?

Kurppa Hosk Oslo is looking for a Brand Strategist who combines analytical rigour with creative curiosity. Someone who asks better

questions, challenges the obvious, and enjoys working closely with others to turn insight into meaningful change.

You’ll join our Oslo team of designers, client leads, and strategists, working at the intersection of business strategy and

creative expression. Together, we help organisations define who they are, where they want to go, and how their brands can help

them get there.

This is a hands-on strategy role, with scope, responsibility, and support tailored to your experience and strengths. Depending on

your background, you might take ownership of individual workstreams or lead broader strategic engagements, always in close

collaboration with the team. You’ll work from the first research question through to strategic recommendations, helping ensure

that the thinking translates into distinctive identities, communication, and brand experiences.

What you’ll do

You’ll help organisations understand what is changing, define where they need to go, and clarify the role their brand can play in

getting them there.

You’re interested in both how businesses work and how people think. You enjoy making sense of complexity, but you don’t stop at

analysis: you want to take a position and help create something better.

You might already work in brand strategy, or come from an adjacent field such as insights, business strategy, communication,

journalism, or creative development. What matters is your ability to connect insight with a clear strategic direction — and your

curiosity about how that direction can become great creative work.

You’re thoughtful, collaborative, and generous with your ideas. You welcome constructive challenge, take ownership of your work,

and care about the quality of what the team creates together.

• Relevant experience in brand strategy or adjacent strategic work. Whether you bring a couple of years of experience or a decade

of practice, we’re more interested in how you think, what you can contribute, and your potential than a specific number of

years. We’ll shape the scope and level of the role around the right person.

• Experience translating research and insight into strategic recommendations, with examples of how your work influenced a brand

or business.

Kurppa Hosk is a brand agency built for decisive moments. Across Europe and the U.S., our team of 200+ partners with companies at

the moments that define them, when clarity is required, and compromise is costly. Working closely with leaders, we help turn bold

decisions into confident brands that stand out far from the middle to create momentum and drive demand. We work with brave

organisations, from early-stage start-ups like Heart Aerospace and Källa to established brands like Zalando, Scania, Nike, Meta,

and Minecraft.

We’re also a founding member of Eidra, a collective of specialist companies, so you’ll have management consultants, digital

experts, and product innovators down the hall.

Our Oslo team consists of 30 designers, account directors, and strategists located in newly renovated offices on Bankplassen in

the historical area of Kvadraturen. As we continue to strengthen our strategic offering and grow our international impact, we are

looking for a Brand Strategist to help shape the next phase of our journey.

What we offer

• A creative environment with high ambitions for both strategic thinking and design.

• Newly renovated offices at Bankplassen, with all the facilities you need for a great working day — and a lunch worth looking

forward to.

Application deadline: October 6 2026

Preferred start date: As soon as possible

Questions about the role: Therese Jacobsen — therese.jacobsen@kurppahosk.com